cover 1914 (5 June) "red band" envelope from Kulun to Kalgan bearing "Junk" (London Print) 2c. (3) with arrival c.d.s. adjacent and 1914 (30 Oct.) "red band" (opened-out) envelope from Kulun to Kalgan bearing "Junk" (Peking Print) 1c. (3) and 3c., both items cancelled by bilingual "URGA" c.d.s. (Type 3/). Believed to be the earliest recorded usages of the London and Peking Prints in Mongolia. Photo

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cover 1914 (5 June) "red band" envelope from Kulun to Kalgan bearing "Junk" (London Print) 2c. (3) with arrival c.d.s. adjacent and 1914 (30 Oct.) "red band" (opened-out) envelope from Kulun to Kalgan bearing "Junk" (Peking Print) 1c. (3) and 3c., both items cancelled by bilingual "URGA" c.d.s. (Type 3/). Believed to be the earliest recorded usages of the London and Peking Prints in Mongolia. Photo

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